That push to tax, levy borehole drilling, by Adekunle Adekoya.
In particular, the Lagos State Government has created an agency, the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission, LASWARCO, to undertake that task.
A few days ago, LASWARCO in a statement obtained by newsmen said that it has […] The post That push to tax, levy borehole drilling, by Adekunle Adekoya appeared first on Vanguard News .
FOR many people, it is no longer news that state governments are beginning to tax people who drill boreholes.
Oluwabukola Khadijah Adeyemo, in the statement said the government unequivocally condemned all illegal borehole drilling and groundwater abstraction conducted without valid authorisation from the commission. According to the statement, Adeyemo said LASWARCO “is statutorily mandated under the Lagos State Environmental Management and Protection Law, 2017, to regulate borehole drilling, groundwater abstraction and water supply services in the State, and warned that such unlawful activities pose serious public health risks, can lead to groundwater contamination, contribute to land subsidence and threaten the long-term water security of millions of Lagos residents. “Drilling or abstracting groundwater without LASWARCO authorisation is illegal and punishable under the Law. “Every unregulated borehole endangers our collective future and compromises the sustainability of our environment.
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